Giant Jumping Rat vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lestidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Lestes
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.